Pagination for Pages vs Next Page, Not Next Post

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Pagination for Pages

by Matt McInvale

Health D40

Next Page, Not Next Post

by Matt McInvale

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Pagination for Pages Next Page, Not Next Post

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Pagination for Pages	Next Page, Not Next Post
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 40	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	62/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.49★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	2	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	36/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	13.4y ago	12.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	60	171 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Pagination for Pages Next Page, Not Next Post

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.